Africa
Top news of the week May 23-28, 2016
Angola LNG re-starts production The Chevron-led $10 billion Angola LNG project has started producing chilled gas with first cargoes to be available soon on a tender, the project’s spokeswoman told LNG World News on Tuesday. Shell to slash more jobs LNG giant Royal Dutch Shell said it will increase t
BIMCO: Demolition Spree Hits Standstill Due to Rise in BDI
Following a scrapping spree witnessed in the first quarter of the year, the Baltic Dry Index’s (BDI) positive effect on capacity being removed from the fleet did not continue into the second quarter of 2016, as capesize demolition came to a halt, according to BIMCO. The BDI went from “devastating” i
Egypt to issue tender for 10 LNG cargoes for July-August
Egypt is reportedly set to issue a tender seeking ten LNG cargoes for July and August delivery during next week.
French Vessel Joins Search for EgyptAir Flight MS804
French naval vessel departed from Porto Vecchio on Tuesday to join the search for the missing EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean Sea. According to France’s accident investigation agency BEA, the Laplace vessel, equipped with detection equipment, will search for the plane’s black box recorder
Registration Open for Offshore Energy Conference 2016
The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC 2016) is now open. The ninth edition of this event is expected to attract 11,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies. Offshore Energy is an annual event focused on the complete offshore energy industry.
Jan De Nul Kicks Off Maputo Port Dredging Operations
The dredging of the access channel to the Port of Maputo to accommodate vessels with a sailing draft of up to 14.2 meters on the tide is finally underway. The first of three dredgers mobilized by Jan de Nul Dredging Middle East FZE, the international dredging company that will be performing this ope
Report: Galp Energia tenders to sell Nigeria LNG cargoes
Lisbon-based Galp Energia has reportedly issued a tender aiming to liquefied natural gas cargoes from the Nigeria LNG facility on the Bonny Island.
Nigeria’s Aje field gears up for full production
Independent exploration and production company Panoro Energy has informed that the FPSO commissioning activities on the Aje field offshore Nigeria are being finalized, focused on preparation of the 72 hour production test for the FPSO to go on hire, expected to be conducted in the near future. To re
ThinJack Grabs Egypt Contract
Westhill-based oil service company ThinJack has secured a deal with an undisclosed Middle East oil and gas company for the removal of multiple well Christmas trees on surface platforms in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Reportedly the agreement could be ThinJack’s largest ever agreement in the region. It f
Angola LNG re-starts production
The Chevron-led $10 billion Angola LNG project has started producing chilled gas with first cargoes to be available soon on a tender, the project’s spokeswoman told LNG World News.
Egypt to up gas production by 2019
Egypt is targeting an increase in its natural gas production up to between 5.5 and 6 billion cubic feet per day by the end of 2019.
Mainstream CEO Is New GWEC Global Ambassador
Eddie O’Connor, the founder and CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, has been appointed as the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) new Global Ambassador. In his new role, O’Connor will work with GWEC to ensure that the wind sector’s voice is heard, and that more and more countries understand the benef